The fibrinolytic system facilitates tumor cell migration across the blood-brain barrier in experimental melanoma brain metastasis
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Patients with metastatic tumors to the brain have a very poor prognosis. Increased metastatic potential has been associated with the fibrinolytic system. We investigated the role of the fibrinolytic enzyme plasmin in tumor cell migra...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2006-03-01
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| Series: | BMC Cancer |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/6/56 |